4+ hour, 4+ min ago  (330+ words) Jersey heptathlete Lucy Woodward says her selection for the 2026 Commonwealth Games is a "dream come true". Woodward, 23, scored a personal best of 5391 in Germany earlier this month. The score was enough to ensure she will become the first islander to…...

1+ week, 20+ hour ago  (473+ words) Scottish swimmer Katie Shanahan wants to replicate her idol Hannah Miley by winning gold at this summer's home Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Shanahan, 21, has been included in the 25-strong Team Scotland swimming squad for the event, which takes place at…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (1214+ words) James "The Missile" Magnussen was happily retired in February 2024 when he agreed to go on one of Australia's most popular sporting podcasts. Then the swimming legend issued an audacious challenge that led him to return to the pool and help…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (313+ words) One of the main venues at this year's Commonwealth Games in Glasgow will re-open to the public from Thursday. The main pool at Glasgow Club Tollcross has been partly closed since last year to allow redevelopment work to take place…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (346+ words) Paralympic medallists Faye Rogers, Toni Shaw and James and Stephen Clegg have been selected as part of Team Scotland's seven-strong Para-swimming team for this summer's Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. World Championship silver medallist Astrid Carroll, world bronze medallist Sam Downie…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (199+ words) April 20 (UPI) -- Officials on Monday identified the triathlete who died during the swimming leg of last weekend's Texas Ironman race as a 38-year-old Brazilian. The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office said Mara Flavia Souza Araujo was the athlete who died Saturday…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (790+ words) Adam Peaty is back for more, again. The three-time Olympic champion, who almost quit the sport before the Paris Olympics and considered doing so after taking silver in the French capital, returns to the London Aquatics Centre on Tuesday. It…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (306+ words) John Shortt produced a new national record in the 200m backstroke at the Irish Open Championships in Bangor on Saturday. The 19-year-old went under 1: 56 for the first time in his career, stopping the clock at 1: 55. 70 " a performance that ranks him third…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (331+ words) The Aquatics GB Swimming Championships get under way on Tuesday, 14 April with Olympic and Paralympic champions Duncan Scott, Alice Tai, Adam Peaty, Freya Anderson and Matt Richards among those competing. British titles will be awarded in 36 medal events across the…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (276+ words) Curzan won the 200-yard back in 1 minute, 46. 10 seconds, after winning the 100 on Friday. Curzan set an NCAA record in the 200 on Feb. 21 in the same pool at 1: 46. 09. Wisconsin sophomore Maggie Wanezek was second and North Carolina State sophomore Erika Pelaez…...